Effect of various MGO concentrations on contents of total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and triglycerides in the plasma of naïve rats (without induction of hyperlipidemia).

The placebo (control) group was administered 1 ml carrier alone. The MGO treated group received a dose of MGO cocktail. The injected cocktails of different doses of MGO consisted of: 2.5% or 4% MGO (v/v) in 1 ml carrier. Twenty-four h later, blood was collected from the hearts of animals in heparinized tubes and plasma samples were prepared and assayed for total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, and triglycerides. The values represent mean ± SD of six rats. p-values of unpaired Student's t test (two-tailed) are shown in parentheses (MGO-treated rat groups vs placebo-receiving group).